New Miner (Surface) - MSHA Part 48 Training

This course is a 3-day course and fully meets all Federal requirements for anyone working at a surface mine. No additional training at a mine site is required. Upon completion of the course, students will receive an MSHA Form 5000-23 certifying that they have completed 24 hours of training for surface mines.

Target Audience:

Those interested in working in the mining industry;

Those with mining experience in other countries who wish to be certified to work in mines in the US

Those with US mining experience but who have not previously met MSHA Part 48 training requirements.

Objectives:

Identify hazards typically found at mines

Utilize appropriate controls to minimize exposure to hazards

Content:

Mine Act and Miners’ Rights and Responsibilities

Dust and Respiratory Protection

Confined Space

Personal Protective Equipment

Transportation and Communications

Surface Ground Control

Explosives

Lock Out / Tag Out

Accident Reviews

Conveyors and Guarding

First Aid

Hazard Recognition

Electrical Safety

Accident Prevention

Hazard Communication

Self Rescue Devices

Mine Gases

This course includes a discussion, led by EMCIS staff members, of hazards and appropriate controls for each person’s job attending this course. This discussion fulfills the requirement for an additional 4 hours of site specific training.

Note: This course complies with MSHA regulations for Surface Miners. If an underground certifcation is wanted you must complete the New Miner Underground course. The underground certification cannot be added at a later date unless the entirety of the New Miner Underground course is completed.

Course Enrollment Policies

All payment is now completed online via CASHNet. Please follow the link to registration and payment.
All course cancellations will be charged a $50 service fee. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to cancel five (5) working days prior to course delivery. Sponsor cancelled courses will be given full refunds. Reservations may be transferred and substitutions may be made at any time without cost penalty.
Registration fee includes tuition, all course materials, and refreshment breaks.
Information regarding course location and directions will be sent to registrants upon receipt of registration form.
Registrants are responsible for making their own lodging and travel arrangements. Information on local accommodations will be provided upon receipt of registration form.
CSM reserves the right to cancel the course and return registration fees if enrollment is insufficient.